District of Columbia § 16-508 Attachment of real property.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-508 — Attachment of real property.

District of Columbia § 16-508

Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]

Ch. 5Attachment and Garnishment.

Subch. IAttachment and Garnishment Generally.

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D.C. Code § 16-508 (2026).

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An attachment is sufficiently levied on the lands and tenements of the defendant by:

(1)mentioning and describing the property in an indorsement on the attachment, made by the officer to whom it is delivered for service, to the following effect: “Levied on the following estate of the defendant, A B, to wit: (Here describe) this __ day of ____. C D, Marshal.”; and

(2)serving a copy of the attachment, with the indorsement, and the notice required by section 16-502, on the person, if any, in possession of the property.

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An attachment is sufficiently levied on the lands and tenements of the defendant by:

(1) mentioning and describing the property in an indorsement on the attachment, made by the officer to whom it is delivered for service, to the following effect: “Levied on the following estate of the defendant, A B, to wit: (Here describe) this __ day of ____. C D, Marshal.”; and

(2) serving a copy of the attachment, with the indorsement, and the notice required by section 16-502, on the person, if any, in possession of the property.